Cross the High Atlas to the Sahara: kasbahs, gorges, a camel ride into the Erg Chebbi dunes and a night at a desert camp.
Erg Chebbi, by the village of Merzouga, is the biggest field of sand dunes in Morocco, with dunes that rise up to about 150 metres. Getting there from Marrakesh is a journey in itself: over the Tizi n'Tichka pass in the High Atlas, past the earth-built ksar of Aït Benhaddou, through the Dadès valley and the Todra gorge, and out to the edge of the Sahara.
Every tour includes a private driver, a camel ride into the dunes at sunset and a night at a desert camp. Choose the 3‑day loop, the slower 4‑day version, or a one-way trip that ends in Fes.
Marrakesh to the Sahara and back in three days: Aït Benhaddou, the Dadès valley, the Todra gorge, a camel ride into Erg Chebbi and a night at a desert camp.
The Sahara at an easier pace: Aït Benhaddou, the Dadès and Todra gorges, a night in the Erg Chebbi dunes and a slower return through the palm groves of the Draa valley.
A one-way desert journey: from Marrakesh over the High Atlas to the Erg Chebbi dunes, then north through the Ziz valley and the cedar forests of the Middle Atlas to Fes.
